Creative

Well Intervention Solutions

Specialist Wireline
Fishing Tools
an advanced
intervention solution

Creative
Well Intervention Solutions

Wireline Engineering serves its upstream oil & gas customers by

developing innovative wireline and flow control products that add
tangible value to their well intervention activities. We are committed to
the success of all our Customers, by finding smarter, easier and better
ways to meet their operational and business goals. Wireline Engineering
combines operational experience, creative design, state of the art
manufacturing and product testing facilities to generate smart products
and fast-track solutions, worldwide.

Confirming the orientation in the wellbore of lost or stuck

equipment can provide vital information and better decision
making when it comes to fishing. The Low Side Indicator tool
provides a routine method of establishing the position of a
fish or toolstring, relative to the low side of the well. It can
be positioned almost anywhere in a wireline toolstring and,
once actuated downhole, captures a permanent record of
fish orientation.

The Releasable Fishing Spear is used for the

recovery of downhole equipment with damaged or
missing internal fishing necks. It can be converted
for either jar-up or jar-down requirements and can
be customised to suit all fishing requirements.

Specialist Wireline Fishing Tools an advanced intervention solution

When a fishing operation is required, you need to have the right tools at hand or know where
to find them, fast. You also need to know they will do the job for you.
Wireline Engineering has a proven track record of producing innovative solutions for all kinds
of fishing requirement and has used this experience to develop a range of proprietary fishing
equipment, available on a sale or rental basis. However, since no two fishing operations are
ever identical, Wireline Engineering is also able to offer the benefit of many years experience
to advise on deployment or tailoring particular products to a specific application.
Modifications can be tested in-house to assure function in the field.
Wireline Engineering offers the complete package - off the shelf
proprietary equipment or fast-track bespoke product design.
For more information on these or other
Wireline Engineering products,
please contact your nearest sales office.

The Orientation Tool is designed to guide a fishing tool

accurately onto a target object in the wellbore. Information is obtained
about the position of the target using a Low Side Indicator and this knowledge
is used to pre-configure the Orientation Tool, so that it will accurately direct
a fishing tool on to the target.
The Orientation Tool has a weight biased body that keeps the tool oriented
on the low side of the well where it runs on a series of rollers.
A rotational adjustment mechanism is used to set and maintain the required
radial offset at the lower end of the tool, effectively pointing the attached
fishing tool in the direction required to engage the target.
The Orientation Tool has been used effectively for
fishing operations in gas lift mandrels as well as
the retrieval of objects lying at awkward
orientations within the well.

The Expandable Wirefinder designed to pass through

an ID restriction and then expand to locate wire or
debris in larger diameter tubing. Conveyed in the
closed position within a special drop-off running
sleeve, the Expandable Wirefinder exits and expands
once the sleeve comes to rest on a nipple no-go or
other suitable change in diameter within the tubing.
A unique system of lightweight spring-plate petals
acts as a feeler to locate and give positive indication
of the position of broken wire or debris within the well
bore. These petals provide a high expansion ratio,
allowing the same tool to cover a range of tubing
sizes. Once the wire or debris has been located, the
Expandable Wirefinder is picked back up to collapse
once again inside the drop-off sleeve, allowing the
entire assembly to be recovered to surface.

This Sidewall Cutter is designed to cut sections of loose wire

or cable that have been broken and left in the well. With a
larger than normal expansion ratio, it can be run safely
though broken sections of wire with less danger of becoming
snagged or caught up on the way in or out. This also reduces
risk when running through restrictions or zones of scale
accumulation. The tool is activated by downward jarring
on a solid base, which causes the high strength cutting blades
to extend outwards and cut the wire against the tubing wall.
As the cutter is pulled out of the well, the blades retract
to allow it to be retrieved safely back to surface.

The Releasable Overshot is used to recover

downhole equipment with missing or
damaged external fishing necks. It is
supplied with a range of full-radial-contact
slips to suit all external diameters,
with adjustable tool swallow.
The Releasable Overshot can also be
modified to suit specific requirements
by using customised probes, guides, etc.

In addition to the specialist tools

illustrated above, Wireline Engineering
also offer a comprehensive range of
standard wireline fishing equipment
Spears Grabs Jars Grapples Tool Carriers
Overshots Hydrostatic Bailers Cutters
Pulling Tools Guides Drop Bars Finders
Super Magnets Blind Boxes Impression Blocks

knowledge

experience

Fishing Tool Design

and Advisory Service
There will be times when the fishing equipment
you need just isnt available on the shelf.
You know what you want to achieve
but you just dont have the means at hand.
You need someone to advise on what it
will take to get the job done and to come up
with it in a hurry.

operational
objectives

You also need to feel confident

that someone out there is able to
understand your problem and has
the experience and knowledge
to deliver the right solution,
in your timeframe.

commitment
resources
dialogue
with customer
operational
feedback

understand
application

recommend
solution

delivery
on time

design
manufacture
test

timeframe

All Under One Roof

Extensive Operational Experience
Creative Design Team
State Of The Art Manufacturing
Multi-functional Testing Facilities
Rigorous Quality Assurance
24 hour Service

Over the years, Wireline Engineering has helped

to deliver inventive solutions for a great many
fishing applications, in a wide range of operating
conditions, and has accumulated on record a
large database of designs and lessons learned.
This experience can be invaluable when you need
the right solution - and you need it in a hurry.

WELLBOSS and Roller Bogie are trademarks of

Wireline Engineering Ltd and must not be used without
the express written permission of Wireline Engineering Ltd.
Roller Bogie is protected by granted and pending patents worldwide.

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